The University of Canterbury’s website uses cookies on http://www.canterbury.ac.nz. Cookies are small text files placed on your machine to help our site provide a better user experience.
Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.
In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics and Lucky Orange. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others.
The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers that is used to distinguish you from another user and enables swift passage from one page to the next on our website.
Why do we use Cookies?
Cookies help us to provide you with a better user experience when you browse to our website and allow us to improve and tailor the site for you. For example, we measure visitor activity on the website, but we do so in ways that keeps the information anonymous. We use the information that we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different areas of our website, and to help us make the site more useful to you.
Type of personal information collected and its use Information regarding website usage is recorded by University of Canterbury for statistical purposes using analytics services including Google Analytics. The information logged includes:
IP address
Date and time of accessing the website
Web pages accessed
Type of browser
Operating system
By accessing the University of Canterbury website, you are consenting to the uses of the personal information described above. This consent can be withdrawn by updating your cookie preferences in your browser.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies monitor your online interactions to assist the University and the advertisers in providing better user experience and more personalised advertisements. These cookies may share your data with external organisations or advertisers. They are typically persistent cookies, cookies stored on a user's device to help remember information and are predominantly sourced from third parties.
- Analytics Cookies
The cookies featured in this section allow us to observe and analyse web traffic, enabling us to monitor and understand user behaviour.
1. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
We rely on Google Analytics reports to gain insights into website traffic and how our web pages are being used. These insights help us improve the user experience and website performance. It's important to note that Google Analytics does not identify you as an individual or link your IP address to any other data within Google's records. Read about Google Analytics cookie use on websites.
To manage Google Analytics tracking we employ Google Tag Manager (GTM). GTM itself does not place cookies on your browser when you visit the University website(s). However, Google Analytics, which is integrated with GTM, does use cookies.
By using the University website(s), you are providing your consent for your data to be processed by Google in accordance with their data processing practices as outlined here.
2. Lucky Orange
We utilise Lucky Orange to gain insights into how individuals interact with our website using tools like heatmaps and session recordings. It's important to be aware that Lucky Orange stores cookies in your browser to facilitate this process. Find out more about Lucky Orange.
Advertising Cookies
The cookies featured in this section allow us to deliver and gauge online advertising.
1. Google Ads Remarketing Tags
We employ Google Ads Remarketing tags to display targeted advertising to users based on their interactions with our website. Google Ads Remarketing relies on cookies to gather and receive data from our website, facilitating the delivery and measurement of personalised ads. If you wish to modify your preferences or opt out of how Google delivers ads to you, you can do so by following the instructions provided in the Google guide. Opt out of seeing personalised ads.
Read more on the types of cookies used by Google.
2. Facebook Pixel (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
We use Facebook Pixel to deliver targeted advertising to users based on their interactions with our website. The Facebook Pixel utilises cookies to gather and receive information from our website, enabling the delivery and measurement of personalised ads. If you wish to adjust your ad preferences or opt out of how Facebook delivers ads to you, you can do so by following the guidelines provided in Facebook's guide. Managing your account.
Read more on the cookie setting for Meta pixels.
3. LinkedIn Insight Tags
We use LinkedIn Insight Tags to deliver targeted advertising to users based on their interactions with our website. The LinkedIn Insight Tag makes use of cookies to collect and receive data from our website, facilitating the delivery and measurement of personalised ads. If you wish to adjust your ad preferences or opt out of how LinkedIn delivers ads to you, you can do so by following LinkedIn's provided guidelines. LinkedIn guide
Read more on LinkedIn Insight Tag
To disable cookies your website browser settings needs to be set to reject cookies; this depends on the browser being used. We have provided guidance on how to do this for popular browsers:
For Microsoft Edge:
- Choose the menu option “Settings”
- Select “Privacy and site permissions”
- Select the relevant settings
For Chrome:
- Choose the menu option “Settings”
- Select “Privacy and security” and then “Third-party cookies”
- Select the relevant settings
For Mozilla Firefox:
- Choose the menu option “Settings:
- Select “Privacy & Security ”
- Find the menu “Cookies and Site Data” and select the relevant options
More information
For further assistance please refer to help pages within your browser.
For more information on how we securely manage and protect your data please see our privacy policy page.
For more information on cookies please visit: http://ww.allaboutcookies.org
